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==Etiology/Bacteriology== | ==Etiology/Bacteriology== | ||
===Taxonomy=== | |||
| Domain = [[Bacteria]] | | Domain = [[Bacteria]] | ||
| Phylum = [[Actinobacteria]] | | Phylum = [[Actinobacteria]] | ||
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| Genus = [[Corynebacterium]] | | Genus = [[Corynebacterium]] | ||
| Species = [[Diphtheriae]] | | Species = [[Diphtheriae]] | ||
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Diphtheria is caused by an infection of C. diphtheriae. Four subspecies are recognized: ''C. d. mitis', 'C. d. intermedius', 'C. d. gravis', and 'C. d. belfanti'. In sufficiently low iron concentrations, 'C. diphtheria' is known to produce diphtheria toxins. | |||
==Pathogenesis== | ==Pathogenesis== | ||
===Virulence factors=== | ===Virulence factors=== | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 22 July 2015
University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria | Phylum = Actinobacteria | Class = Actinobacteria | Order = Actinomycetales | Family = Corynebacteriaceae | Genus = Corynebacterium | Species = Diphtheriae
Description
Diphtheria is caused by an infection of C. diphtheriae. Four subspecies are recognized: C. d. mitis', 'C. d. intermedius', 'C. d. gravis', and 'C. d. belfanti'. In sufficiently low iron concentrations, 'C. diphtheria' is known to produce diphtheria toxins.
